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Q&A: Help Finding a Marquise Diamond for a White Gold Setting Within a $2k-$2.5k Budget

By Mike Fried,

I doubt you remember me, but I’m now married and my wife loves the ring you helped me buy. Thanks again!!!

I’ve told about a dozen people about the help you gave me, including my brother in law. He’s ring shopping for his girlfriend, and asked me to pass along your information to help him with his search. He’s copied on this email, and I’m hoping that you or somebody else with your company can help him too.

I’m very happy to hear you are satisfied with your ring 🙂 Congratulations on your marriage!

Can you please tell me what shape are you looking for? Do you know what setting style and metal you’re planning to go with? Also, if you could mention your ballpark budget, that would make the process easier. Then I’ll be able to make some specific recommendations.

I am looking for a marquise setting with either a halo or side stones, and white gold for the metal. I would like to keep my budget between $2,000 – $2,500 but I am willing to be a little flexible to get the perfect ring.

We usually recommend sticking with H+ color with none, faint or medium fluorescence (medium and strong fluorescence on D-G colored diamonds can cause a hazy/milky look in daylight – https://www.diamonds.pro/education/fluorescence/). You can read more info here: https://www.diamonds.pro/education/marquise-cut/.

Here are my recommendations:
Blue Nile LD12120357
Blue Nile LD12269087

I really like the first diamond and want to move forward with it! Do I do all the ordering through Blue Nile or you?

If you are ready to pull the trigger, you can either call them or order via their website/live chat. They will be more than happy to help you with the ordering part. Please, let me know how it goes.

Thank you very much! I definitely will.

Great!

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What we love about them:
  • No questions asked returns within 30 days of shipment. Blue Nile will send you a paid shipping label to return the ring.
  • Lifetime Warranty
  • Free Shipping
  • Free prong tightening, repolishing, rhodium plating and cleaning every 6 months
  • Provide insurance appraisal
  • One free resizing within the first year of purchase
  • High quality images of about half of their diamonds
  • 24/7 Customer Service
  • 100% credit towards future upgrades (must be at least double in value)
  • Best in class fulfillment
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